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Distributional consequences of labor demand adjustments to a downturn : a model-based approach with application to Germany 2008-09

Bargain, Olivier ; Immervoll, Herwig ; Peichl, Andreas ; Siegloch, Sebastian (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2010-10)

Macro-level changes can have substantial effects on the distribution of resources at the household level. While it is possible to speculate about which groups are likely to be hardest-hit, detailed distributional studies ...
Greenfield FDI and skill upgrading

Davies, Ronald B. ; Desbordesz, Rodolphe (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2012-03)

Globalisation is one of the primary accused culprits of growing income inequality in the developed world. In particular, outbound foreign direct investment (FDI) is often associated with general “skill upgrading" in the ...
Multinational companies, backward linkages and labour demand elasticities

Görg, Holger ; Henry, Michael ; Strobl, Eric ; Walsh, Frank (Blackwell, 2009-02)

This paper investigates the link between nationality of ownership and wage elasticities of labour demand at the level of the plant. In particular, we examine whether labour demand in multinationals becomes less elastic ...
Multinational companies, backward linkages and labour demand elasticities

Walsh, Frank ; Görg, Holger ; Henry, Michael ; Strobl, Eric (University College Dublin; School of Economics, 2006-12)

This paper investigates the link between nationality of ownership and wage elasticities of labour demand at the level of the plant. In particular, we examine whether labour demand in multinationals becomes less elastic ...